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#1 CNJRoss

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Posted 19 January 2016 - 12:51 PM

Bart Update, 1/19:

  

 

 

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Release Date: 01/19/16

A Super Bowl week playbook for BART customers

 

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The Bay Area will become the center of the football universe beginning January 30 as the region hosts Super Bowl 50 and, whether you follow every NFL game or don’t care to know a huddle from a cuddle, the big game will mean changes for BART customers.

 

We’ve put together a playbook to help guide you through the nine days of events. Get all the details. 

 

 

 



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Posted 20 January 2016 - 05:35 PM

Progressive Railroading, 1/20:

 
BART to run longer trains, increase staffing during Super Bowl 50

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) plans to dispatch extra cars to increase carrying capacity during Super Bowl 50, which will take place Feb. 7 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.

On busy travel days before and after the event, BART will work to adjust train lengths on lines that serve San Francisco International Airport and Oakland International Airport, agency officials said in a news release last week.

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Posted 07 February 2016 - 06:14 PM


 

BART ends milestone week with a record; next challenge: playing catch-up

 

BART ended a milestone Super Bowl week by setting a ridership record for weekend days on Saturday, safely carrying 419,162 riders. Saturday's ridership exceeded the previous record by about 100,000. It followed BART's third busiest day in its 44 year history: Friday,  when BART carried 528,679 customers. 

"The fact that so many people relied on BART to enjoy an epic weekend is a prime example of BART's vital role in our Bay Area quality of life," said BART spokesman Jim Allison. "It's also a vivid reminder of the importance of reinvesting in assets like public transportation."

 

On Monday, BART will run long trains to San Francisco International Airport for what is expected to be a heavy air travel day. Meantime, BART's maintenance teams will begin the process of catching up on all the routine service they deferred during Super Bowl week.

 

Before the Super Bowl, BART worked to get at least a week ahead of the scheduled preventative maintenance tasks. The preparation paid off: more than 90 percent of train cars were available for service despite the fact that they are the oldest big city rail cars in the nation. 

 

Other BART Super Bowl highlights:

  • Thursday and Wednesday were also landmark ridership days; 6th and 8th on the all time top ten list;

  • BART maintained at least 95% on-time performance thanks to its Train Operators, Train Controllers, Station Agents and the rest of the Transportation Department;

  • BART repair crews stationed strategically throughout the system responded quickly as issues occurred;

  • BART police joined law enforcement personnel from other agencies, including the TSA, to keep passengers safe.

While Super Bowl week was a record setter for BART, it's likely also a peek in the future. Forecasts suggest that demand for BART will increase as the region grows, with 600,000 daily riders projected to use BART by 2040. That's why BART has developed a program of investments that will take a major step towards renewing the BART system.

 



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